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Recognised as Colour

#BB235A

  • #BB235A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BB235A is a red with RGB values 187, 35, 90 and HSL 338°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BB235A#BB235A
HEX#BB235A
RGBrgb(187, 35, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1373, 0.3529
RGB percentages73.3%, 13.7%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(338.3, 68.5%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.3, 81.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 81.3%, 51.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,264,282
CSS custom property--colour: #BB235A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1
Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#44DCA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C505Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#746E56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CC003Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 24.6Indian red · ΔE 24.9Pale violetred · ΔE 25.3Brown · ΔE 26.4Crimson · ΔE 28.5Hot pink · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 24.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23BB84
Analogous#BB23A6, #BB3823
Triadic#5ABB23, #235ABB
Split complementary#23BB38, #23A6BB
Tetradic#A6BB23, #23BB84, #3823BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2B8CD
Lighter +30%#EA8DAF
Lighter +20%#E26290
Lighter +10%#DA3772
Darker −10%#901B45
Darker −20%#651331
Darker −30%#3A0B1C
Darker −40%#0F0307
More saturated +25%#D70752
Less saturated −25%#9F3F62

Channel breakdown

R187
G35
B90
Red187 (73.3%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue338.29°
Saturation (HSL)68.47%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 23 · B 5A

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